Insect-trap.



R. HAZELRIGG.

INSEGT TRAP. APPLIoATloN FILED JAN. z. 1"9o9.

' 942,204. Y Patented Dem, 1909.

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ROSS I-IAZELRIGG, F OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

INSECTTRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 7, 1909.

Application filed-January 2, 1909. Serial No. 470,443.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Ross HAZELRIGG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Insect-` Traps, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to insect traps especially adapted for attachmentto a window, and has specially in view an improvement in the body of thesame whereby it may be used for windows of various sizes, and also inthe arrangementof the entrance to said body which will insure of theinsects being guided to the interior of said body in a manner that willpreclude any escape therefrom.

ln carrying out the objects of the invention generally stated above, itwill, of course, be obvious that changes in details and structuralarrangements may be resorted to, a preferred and practical embodiment ofwhich is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein l Figure l is afront elevation of a window showing the improved trap connected thereto.Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is arear view of the trap. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of one of the end capsused in connection with the body of the trap. Fig. 5 is a detail sideelevation of the body of the trap.

Like characters of reference designate correspondingparts in the severalfigures of the drawings. v

Referring to the accompanying drawings, l designates the body of thetrap which is substantially cylindrical in shape and which may beprovided with a cord or the like 2 for suspending the same from a hook 3carried by the window pane or the window sash bar. The said body hasopen ends which are surrounded by an external collar 4 forming a seatfor a similar collar 5 carried by an end cap 6. In Fig. l of theaccompanying drawings the improved trap has been shown suspended from awindow pane, said trap having its body elongated by means of aconnecting thimble 7 that has end collars 8 fitting over the end collarsof two trap bodies. This type of trap is especially adapted for use onlarge windows. It will, of course, be readily understood that theconnecting thimble may be omitted when a small trap is desired,or'necessary, in which case but one of the bodies would be used and bothends of the same would be closed by the end caps 6. The said bodycarries a substantially rectangular shaped frame 9 forming a guidingentrance to said body, the upper part of said frame extending into saidbody and being provided with upstanding side cones 9El which communicatewith the interior of the body as shown in Fig. 2 of the accompanyingdrawings. The lower part of said frame projects below the lower plane ofthe body of the trap and is provided with a central sheet-metal entrance10 which communicates with a tapering wire entrance 11 the smaller endof which communicates with the upper part vof said frame. Divergingpartition plates l2 and 13 extend from the entrance 10 to taperingpassageways 14-15 at each end of the lower part of said frame, said lastmentioned passageways in turn having partition plates 1G and 17 whichextend to the upper end cones 9a. The described arrangement of partitionplates divides said entrance frame into an upper chamber, and two sidechambers, as is shown more clearly in Fig. 3 of the accompanyingdrawings, and in said figure the path taken by the insects has beenindicated by dotted or broken lines. rlhe entrance frame may be open atone side, as indicated in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings, thewindow or other back support therefor forming the closing means for thesame.

In Fig. l of the accompanying drawings the trap has been shown suspendedfrom the window pane, the hooks for the attachment thereof being of thegummed back type. In Fig. 3 the suspension hooks are of the ordinaryscrew type and are carried by the sash bar. These described suspensionmeans are but two of many varieties that may be used.

In applying the trap to the window, the same is preferably arranged sothat it will be near the top. This arrangement being preferable onaccount of the` well known habits of insects crawling up a window whenattempting to escape therethrough. Owing to the described shape of theentrance frame of the trap, the same will lie close to the window panewith its entrance in such a position that the insects will readily enterand take the course indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3 and finally getto the trap body. When the said body becomes filled with insects, orwhen it is desired to get access thereto, the end caps may be readilyslipped of the end collars, so as to empty the insects, or clean thebody.

It will be readily understood from the foregoing description that thepresent invention is one that may be readily attached to a window, wall,or like place so as to be in position to catch 'the insects, and alsothrough the described thimble connection, one or more traps may bereadily coupled together when it is desired to increase the size of thetrap.

Claims 1. A. device of the character described comprising a cylindricalbody portion, removable closing means for the ends thereof, an entranceframe carried by said body portion, and having one portion extendinginto the interior thereof, partition plates carried by said frame anddividing the same into two chambers, a passageway communication betweenthe entrance frame and one of said chambers, end passageways formingcommunication between the two chambers, and cones communicating withsaid body portion and said chambers.

2. A device of the character described comprising a body portion,removable closing means for the ends thereof, an entrance frame carriedby said body and communi eating with the interior thereof, partitionplates dividing said frame into an upper and a lower chamber, a taperingentrance communicating with said upper chamber, side guides forming apassageway from said upper chamber to said lower chamber, and uppercones forming a passageway from said lower chamber to the interior ofthe said body.

3. A device of the character described comprising a body portionsubstantially eylindrical in shape and carrying an entrance frame, endcollars carried by said body, an end cap provided with a collar adaptedto be seated over the collar at one end of the body, and a connectingthimble provided with an end collar adapted to be seated over the otherend of said body.

4l. An insect trap comprising` a body having an entrance thereto andhaving its ends provided with collars, a connecting thiinble having oneend adapted to be titted over one of the ends of said body, and itsother end adapted to be fitted over a similar end of another trap body,and end caps for sealing the free ends of said bodies.

5. A device of the character described comprising a body, an entrancetra me therefor having a tapering passageway communicating with itsinterior, diverging plates dividing said frame int-o upper and lowerchambers, side cones forming passageways between said chambers, oudcones forming a communication between the lower chamber and the body,and partition plates for guiding insects from the lower chamber to thesaid end cones.

ln testimony whereof l hereunto aflix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

ROSS HAZELRIGG.

lVitnesses VM. Diuiw, H. C. SCHROEDER.

